Verification

Verification of aviation emission reports

Under Act No 70/2012 on the emission of greenhouse gases, an aircraft operator covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) shall annually submit to the Environmental Agency a verified report on emissions of carbon dioxide. The report must be submitted by 31 March every year.

Reports on emissions of carbon dioxide shall be verified by an independent verification body which has been accredited to carry out verification activities in the EU ETS. Verification shall be in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 600/2012.The Comission has prepared guidance documents to enchance understanding and coordination.

As of today, no such verification body has been accredited in Iceland, but aviation operators may use foreign accredited verification bodies within The European Economic Area (EEA) provided that:

1. The verifier has been accredited to carry out verification activities for aircraft operators in the EU ETS by an accreditation body that has successfully undergone peer evaluation organized by European Co-operation for Accreditation (EA).
2. The working language of the verifier is English or any of the Nordic languages (other than Finnish).
3. The verifier is independent of the aircraft operator.

The decision on accepting a foreign verification body is made by the Environmental Agency which publishes a list on its website of all verifiers that have been accepted (see below). A verification body that wishes to work for aviation operators administered by Iceland shall send their accreditation certificate in English or any of the Nordic languages (other than Finnish) to the Environmental Agency.

The Environmental Agency can under certain conditions accept verification bodies even though the criteria stated above have not been met.

List of accredited verifiers which have been accepted by the Environmental Agency to carry out verification activities for aircraft operators in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)

British Standards Institution trading as BSI 

• Beech House 
• Breckland 
• Linford Wood 
• Milton Keynes
•  MK14 6ES 
• Contact: Mr Andrew Launn 
• Tel: +44 (0)845 080 9000 
• Email: Andrew.Launn@bsigroup.com 
• Website: www.bsigroup.com 
• Umboðsaðili á Íslandi: BSI á Íslandi 
• Skúlagötu 19 
• 101 Reykjavík 
• Tel: +354 414 4444 

Lucideon CICS Limited

• Queens Road
• Penkhull 
• Stoke-on-Trent 
• ST4 7LQ 
• Contact: Mr Tim Watts 
• Tel: +44 (0)1782 411008
• Fax: +44 (0)1782 764363 
• Email: support@lucideon.com
• Website: www.lucideon.com/assurance

Guido Harling at ETS Verification GmbH 

• Guido Harling 
• Altstadtparkplatz 3 
• 49545 Tecklenburg 
• Germany 
• Contact: Guido Harling 
• Tel: +49 5482 5099 866
• E-Mail: Guido.Harling@ETSVerification.com 
• Website: http://www.ETSVerification.com

TÜV Rheinland Energie und Umwelt GmbH 

• Michael Pohlmann KG
• An Grauen Stein, 
• 51105 Köln
• Germany 
• Contact: Mr. Michael Pohlmann 
• Tel: +49 (0)2204 96 37 15 
• Fax: +49 (0)2204 96 37 14
• E-Mail: m.pohlmann@emissiontra.de 
• Website: http://www.emissiontra.de 

VerifAvia (UK) Ltd 

• Suite 13399, 2nd Floor 
• 145-157 St John Street 
• London 
• EC1V 4PY 
• Contact: Mr Julien Dufour
•  Tel: +33 665 697 489 
• Fax: +33 183 621 618 
• E-Mail: julien.dufour@verifavia.com
•  Website: www.verifavia.com 

Verifier Services

•  25 Drury Street
•  Dublin 2
•  Ireland 
• Contact: Mr. Colm O´Connor
•  Tel: +353 (1) 6727074
• Fax: +353 (1) 6778025 
• E-Mail: info@verifier.ie
• Website: http://www.verifier.ie